Bill Ahern (footballer, born 1865)

For the St Kilda player, see Bill Ahern (footballer, born 1874).

William Joseph Ahern (2 March 1865 – 26 May 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played one game for Carlton in the first season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1897.^[1]

Bill Ahern
Personal information
Full name	William Joseph Ahern
Date of birth	(1865-03-02)2 March 1865
Place of birth	County Cork, Ireland
Date of death	26 May 1938(1938-05-26) (aged 73)
Place of death	Prahran, Victoria
Original team(s)	Preston (VFA)
Position(s)	Ruck
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897	Carlton	1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

For many years he was believed to have been born in 1873 but this was found to be incorrect in 2016.^[2]